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Lightning associated deaths - United States, 1980-1995 elec. inj.

By: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Published in: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 1998; 47 (19): 391-394

Journal partially peer-reviewed/peer-review process unclear

Patients

3 adults, United States

Endpoint

burns

current marks/necrosis

unconsciousness

neurological consequences (short-term, pain, headache, brain injury)

death

cardiovascular effects: acute myocardial infarction

Exposure

lightning

current entry and exit points: not specified